http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley * Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:02:54 GMT Clearspace 2.5.5 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2012-02-09T19:02:54Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/german-court-sides-with-samsung-in-apple-patent-fight/?cs=49739 For the third time in recent months, Apple lost a bid to have Samsung's Galaxy Tab computers banned in certain countries . According to AFP , a regional court in Düsseldorf decided Thursday that design changes to the tablet made it "sufficiently samsung smartphones mobile_devices europe intellectual_property litigation apple Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:54:32 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/german-court-sides-with-samsung-in-apple-patent-fight/?cs=49739 2012-02-10T06:54:32Z 3 days, 4 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/german-court-sides-with-samsung-in-apple-patent-fight http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=49739 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/facebook-meets-advocacy-group-to-discuss-european-data-protection/?cs=49717 Consumers' Increasing Reliance on Facebook and Other Social Trends   New figures reveal rapid adoption of social media in consumer shopping behaviors. Representatives from Europe-v-Facebook.org met with Facebook officials in Vienna, Austria, social_networks europe data_security privacy data_protection facebook Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:56:33 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/facebook-meets-advocacy-group-to-discuss-european-data-protection/?cs=49717 2012-02-09T18:56:33Z 5 days, 3 hours ago 1 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/facebook-meets-advocacy-group-to-discuss-european-data-protection http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=49717 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/european-commission-looking-into-samsungs-patent-licensing-practices/?cs=49668 As if Samsung doesn't have enough on its plate right now, considering the international litigation with Apple and other smartphone makers over patent infringement, the European Union announced Tuesday it is launching an inquiry into the company's 3G litigation smartphones intellectual_property samsung european_commission europe antitrust apple Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:48:13 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/european-commission-looking-into-samsungs-patent-licensing-practices/?cs=49668 2012-02-01T15:48:13Z 1 week, 4 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/european-commission-looking-into-samsungs-patent-licensing-practices http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=49668 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/consumers-should-be-informed-of-monitoring-software-on-mobile-devices/?cs=49663 For months now, privacy advocates and regulators alike have been concerned about the fact that wireless providers have the ability to collect data from user devices. In the U.S., Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) chaired more than one hearing on the issue. mobile_devices location-based_services privacy wireless_service_providers smartphones tracking Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:12:36 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/consumers-should-be-informed-of-monitoring-software-on-mobile-devices/?cs=49663 2012-02-01T02:12:36Z 1 week, 4 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/consumers-should-be-informed-of-monitoring-software-on-mobile-devices http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=49663 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/motorola-files-even-more-patent-claims-against-apple/?cs=49620 Earlier this month, the International Trade Commission issued a decision that Motorola Mobility did not violate Apple patents in a case that Apple filed against the company in October. Though the full commission still has to approve the decision, it motorola litigation apple iphone android intellectual_property smartphones wireless_services Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:01:09 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/motorola-files-even-more-patent-claims-against-apple/?cs=49620 2012-01-27T19:01:09Z 2 weeks, 2 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/motorola-files-even-more-patent-claims-against-apple http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=49620 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/eu-ready-to-roll-out-new-data-protection-rules/?cs=49622 The European Union is set to release new, tougher data protection regulations soon. According to Reuters , the impending directive could have a significant impact on businesses, both in the EU and those in other countries that interact with EU european_union data_protection privacy europe legislation_and_regulation data_security government_agencies Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:58:34 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/eu-ready-to-roll-out-new-data-protection-rules/?cs=49622 2012-01-26T20:58:34Z 2 weeks, 3 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/eu-ready-to-roll-out-new-data-protection-rules http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=49622 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/google-to-merge-user-data-across-products/?cs=49601 Does Google not remember it's already under extreme scrutiny from regulators regarding privacy practices ? The company announced this week that it is changing its policies to track user activity across email, search, YouTube, Blogger and any of its google data_security advertising_and_marketing privacy social_networks Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:38:51 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/google-to-merge-user-data-across-products/?cs=49601 2012-01-26T13:38:51Z 2 weeks, 3 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/google-to-merge-user-data-across-products http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=49601 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/forcing-defendant-to-decrypt-laptop-does-not-violate-fifth-amendment/?cs=49599 While we're talking about judicial decisions that impact technology ... a judge in Colorado has decided that a defendant in a mortgage fraud case cannot use the Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination to avoid decrypting her laptop so that laptop search_and_seizure ediscovery fifth_amendment encryption litigation Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:59:42 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/forcing-defendant-to-decrypt-laptop-does-not-violate-fifth-amendment/?cs=49599 2012-01-25T13:59:42Z 2 weeks, 5 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/forcing-defendant-to-decrypt-laptop-does-not-violate-fifth-amendment http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=49599 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/dutch-court-refuses-to-ban-samsungs-galaxy-tab/?cs=49595 Apple is out of luck in the Netherlands. The court hearing the Cupertino, Calif.-based company's petition to ban Samsung's Galaxy Tab in the country, and by extension, in most of Europe, has denied the request .   PCMag.com reported Tuesday: apple samsung galaxy_tab intellectual_property europe mobile_devices ipad litigation Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:56:00 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/dutch-court-refuses-to-ban-samsungs-galaxy-tab/?cs=49595 2012-01-24T19:56:00Z 2 weeks, 5 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/dutch-court-refuses-to-ban-samsungs-galaxy-tab http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=49595 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/will-open-act-do-what-sopa-and-pipa-didnt/?cs=49584 Last week, we couldn't go anywhere online without running into reminders that the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act were coming up for a vote . The bills' respective sponsors saw the proposed legislation as means to prevent piracy online, internet_goverance sopa intellectual_property pipa Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:58:37 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/will-open-act-do-what-sopa-and-pipa-didnt/?cs=49584 2012-01-23T20:58:37Z 2 weeks, 6 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/will-open-act-do-what-sopa-and-pipa-didnt http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=49584 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/google-faces-more-regulatory-inquiry-with-search-plus/?cs=49523 I was just thinking it's been too long since I've seen anything about patent disputes. But then I found this little gem . PCMag.com reported last week that Google purchased 187 more patents from IBM.   Obviously, the smartphone wars are not twitter google social_networks search_engines government_agencies intellectual_property privacy Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:24:52 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/google-faces-more-regulatory-inquiry-with-search-plus/?cs=49523 2012-01-13T20:24:52Z 1 month, 3 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/google-faces-more-regulatory-inquiry-with-search-plus http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=49523 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/chinese-online-service-providers-to-face-new-rules/?cs=49414 As of March 15, Internet companies in China should be better protected from unfair and anti-competitive business practices than they have been in the past. The country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released new rules this week that internet_service_providers china unfair_business_practices privacy government_agencies Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:28:51 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/chinese-online-service-providers-to-face-new-rules/?cs=49414 2012-01-11T15:28:51Z 1 month, 2 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/chinese-online-service-providers-to-face-new-rules http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=49414 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/verizon-does-about-face-on-proposed-online-payment-fee/?cs=49413 Six Collective Human Behaviors that Can Lead to Social Media Success Enterprises that harness the power of collective behaviors will be the ultimate winners at adding enterprise value. Companies that embrace social networks like Facebook and Twitter federal_communications_commission twitter verizon social_networks government_agencies risk_management facebook Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:30:18 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/verizon-does-about-face-on-proposed-online-payment-fee/?cs=49413 2012-01-06T14:30:18Z 1 month, 1 week ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/verizon-does-about-face-on-proposed-online-payment-fee http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=49413 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/will-rim-get-rid-of-co-ceos-for-a-single-leader/?cs=49434 2011 wasn't the best year for Blackberry maker Research In Motion . So it wasn't much of a surprise when news broke earlier that the company's board of directors was at least considering asking co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie to surrender boards_of_directors rim executive_suite internal_governance risk_management research_in_motion Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:36:26 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/will-rim-get-rid-of-co-ceos-for-a-single-leader/?cs=49434 2012-01-05T14:36:26Z 1 month, 1 week ago 1 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/will-rim-get-rid-of-co-ceos-for-a-single-leader http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=49434 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/commerce-committee-wants-icann-to-wait-on-dns-expansion/?cs=49411 According to The Washington Post , the House Commerce Committee has asked the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to wait before making additional domains available . In a letter to ICANN, the committee expressed concerns that the fraud dns icann ipv6 internet_governance Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:30:18 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/commerce-committee-wants-icann-to-wait-on-dns-expansion/?cs=49411 2012-01-05T14:30:18Z 1 month, 1 week ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/commerce-committee-wants-icann-to-wait-on-dns-expansion http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=49411